Not A Drop Of Rain Chords & Lyrics - Robert Earl Keen Jr

[C]Streets are almost empty, [C]shops are closed down
There?s [Em]not a soul left in the bar to [Em]tell my troubles to
Think I?ll [Am]walk down to the river that [Am]runs just south of town
I [F]hate like hell when there ain?t [F]nothin? left to do
But [C]stand beneath the [G]river bridge and [Am]listen for the [F]train
It?s [C]been a long hot summer, [G]not a drop of [C]rain

I [C]broke down in December and headed for t[C]he coast
I [Em]thought the wind and water would [Em]elevate my mind
I [Am]surfaced in the springtime [Am]feelin? like a ghost
[F]Missin? more than ever the [F]things I left behind
Now I?m [C]standin? on this [G]riverbank and [Am]still cannot ex [F]plain
It?s [C]been a long hot summer, [G]not a drop of [C]rain

My [C]bag is full of letters un[C]opened and unread
I?m [Em]sure they?d tell the story of [Em]worry and of form
My [Am]heart is beating heavy with [Am]all we left unsaid
I [F]swear to you I never [F]meant you any harm
But [C]sacrifice and [G]compromise could [Am]never stand the str [F]ain
It?s [C]been a long hot summer, [G]not a drop of [C]rain

[C]Tonight I?ll close my eyes again and [C]try to see your face
And [Em]listen for your voice to tell me [Em]it?s alright to sleep
[Am]Convince myself I?ll wake up in another t[Am]ime and place
[F]Knowin? all the while that it?s a promise I can?t keep
A st[C]ring of broken prom[G]ises, another link of[Am] chain [F]
It?s be[C]en a long hot summer, [G]not a drop of [C]rain

The [C]children on the playground, the [C]lovers in the shade
Re[Em]mind me of a life and time that [Em]feels more like a dream
When the [Am]sound of love and laughter was the [Am]music that we played
As we [F]lay beside the waters of a [F]never ending stream
Now the [C]stream has gone to [G]hiding, the [Am]dream lives on in v[F]ain
It?s [C]been a long hot summer, [G]not a drop of [C]rain

The [C]clouds are building slowly on the [C]skyline to the east
The [Em]wind and dust are dancing like the [Em]devil across the lake
I could [Am]try to find a bottle or [Am]try to find a priest
Sal[F]vation won?t be traveling [F]either road I take
So I [C]turn my collar [G]to the wind that [Am]echoes this re[F]frain
It?s [C]been a long hot summer, [G]not a drop of [C]rain
It?s [C]been a long hot summer, [G]not a drop of [Am]rain [C]
It?s [C]been a long hot summer, [G]not a drop of [C]rain